Sunderland suffer comical defeat as Gabbiadini stars for Southampton

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Manchester City 4-1 Sunderland: Pellegrini's men ease to victory First-half goals from Raheem Sterling, Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony set Manchester City on their way as they eased to a Boxing Day victory against Premier League strugglers Sunderland.

Sunderland vs Newcastle LIVE: Wijnaldum starts Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Sunderland host Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light in a high stakes North East derby.

Sunderland vs Newcastle combined XI: Perez and Cattermole start Sam Allardyce is looking for his first Sunderland win and Steve McClaren can't afford defeat. Here, we make a composite XI from the players who will be on show at the Stadium of Light this weekend.

Sunderland make their move to land Sam Allardyce Sunderland have moved to appoint Sam Allardyce as their new manager, with the struggling Premier League club hoping to unveil the former Newcastle and West Ham boss next week.

Dick Advocaat leaves Sunderland role Dick Advocaat has told Sunderland he will not take over as head coach on a permanent basis, despite leading the club to Premier League safety on an eight-game deal at the end of this season.

Adam Johnson not suspended by Sunderland Sunderland will not suspend Adam Johnson after he was charged with grooming and three counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl.

Roy Keane told Sunderland players to 'enjoy being s***' during team talk Ex-Sunderland defender Danny Higginbotham has described a controversial speech made by Roy Keane which he calls 'one of the most bizarre team talks I've ever experienced'.

Adam Johnson could feature for Sunderland this season Adam Johnson could feature for new manager Dick Advocaat in Sunderland’s fight for survival after the club confirmed it will ‘review its position’ regarding his suspension.